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Robin Hood Shoots Before Queen Eleanor
Oneachsideofthearcheryrangewererowsuponrowsofseatsreachinghighaloft,andinthecenterofthenorthsidewasaraiseddaisfortheKingandQueen,shadedbycanvasofgaycolors,andhungaboutwithstreamingsilkenpennantsofredandblueandgreenandwhite.AsyettheKingandQueenhadnotcome,butalltheotherbencheswerefullofpeople,risingheadaboveheadhighalofttillitmadetheeyedizzytolookuponthem.Eightscoreyardsdistantfromthemarkfromwhichthearchersweretoshootstoodtenfairtargets,eachtargetmarkedbyaflagofthecolorbelongingtothebandthatwastoshootthereat.SoallwasreadyforthecomingoftheKingandQueen.
Atlastagreatblastofbuglessounded,andintothemeadowcameridingsixtrumpeterswithsilvertrumpets,fromwhichhungvelvetbannersheavywithrichworkingsofsilverandgoldthread.BehindthesecamestoutKingHenryuponadapple-graystallion,withhisQueenbesidehimuponamilk-whitepalfrey.Oneithersideofthemwalkedtheyeomenoftheguard,thebrightsunlightflashingfromthepolishedbladesofthesteelhalberdstheycarried.BehindthesecametheCourtinagreatcrowd,sothatpresentlyallthelawnwasalivewithbrightcolors,withsilkandvelvet,withwavingplumesandgleaminggold,withflashingjewelsandswordhilts;agallantsightonthatbrightsummerday.
